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Martin Campbell, the director behind "Casino Royale" and currently busy promoting his new action film "Cleaner," recently revisited his infamous DC superhero box office bomb, "Green Lantern," explaining the various factors that contributed to its failure.
Campbell candidly told Variety magazine that the film didn't succeed for many reasons, but his simple reason for taking the job was that he had never directed a superhero movie before. He admitted that to direct a superhero film, one needs to be immersed in that world, to be excited about it, and to have prior knowledge and involvement, which he lacked.
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Campbell continued, stating that he read all the comics and related material, and that all the characters in the film were faithful to the comics. He clarified that he wasn't blaming anyone, but felt the script wasn't very good. He also described the villain, Parallax, as "just a cloud with a face," emphasizing that it literally looked like that. He praised working with Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively, calling them both great. However, he concluded that despite the characters being part of the story and comics, the story itself was disappointing.
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Campbell also revealed that a completely different ending was cut. He explained that he had envisioned an entirely different ending—or the final third of the film—but it was scrapped due to budget constraints. Campbell concluded by saying he wasn't making excuses, and that when a director's work isn't well-received, they simply have to accept it and admit, "Okay, I'm the director, so it's all my fault." He reiterated that his main reason for making the film was simply that he hadn't directed a superhero movie before, and "it just screwed up, it's as simple as that."
via： Variety